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Proceedings of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Held in the City of St. Louis, May 7th, 1880, and May 6th, 1881

[Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order). Grand Council of the State of Missouri] · 1881

$100.00 (€89.05 | £74.35 | ¥15,800)

St. Louis, Hugh R. Hildreth Printing Company, 1881. First edition. Paper wrappers. 29 pp. 16 pp. Sm. 4to. Wrappers blank, contains 16 pp. Appendix. Very good, wrappers detached, edge worn & soiled, repaired along spine, light browning and soiling.

Catalogue of the Library of a Catholic Clergyman, Now Resident Abroad, Together with Miscellaneous Books. Auction Sale: Monday and Tuesday, May 28th and 29th, 1900

C.F. Libbie & Co · 1900

$50.00 (€44.52 | £37.17 | ¥7,900)

Boston, C.F. Libbie & Co. 1900. Paper wrappers. 92 pp. Sm. 4to. "..Including Art and Illustrated Works, Architectural and Mechanical Books, Standard and Reference Books, Americana, Biography, Poetry, also a Large Collection of Novels, All New and Clean." Notice and printed env...

Lights for the President's House and Capitol. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in Reference to Appropriations for Lighting the President's House and Capitol. 35th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 84

Blake, John B. · 1859

$50.00 (€44.52 | £37.17 | ¥7,900)

[Washington, D.C]. n.p. 1859. Removed. 2 pp. Sm. 4to. 35th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 84. Details some of the usage and that they will run out of money and wont be able to pay the gas bill. Sounds familiar. Very good, marginal soiling and staining.

The Westward Movement of Capital, and the Facilities Which Missouri Offers for Its Investment

Waterhouse, S. (Sylvester) · 1890

$50.00 (€44.52 | £37.17 | ¥7,900)

n.p. n.p. 1890. First edition. Paper wrappers. 15 pp. 8vo. Stamps from Amherst College, Converse Memorial Library, April 8, 1936. Very good, light browning and soiling, front wrapper stamped, library sticker along margin.

Colonel William Prescott, the Commander in the Battle of Bunker's Hill. Honor to Whom Honor Is Due

Parker, Francis J. · 1875

$75.00 (€66.79 | £55.76 | ¥11,850)

Boston, A. Williams & Co.; Warren Richardson, 1875. First edition. Paper wrappers. 21 pp. Sm. 4to. A Monograph. A very good copy.

A Eulogy on the Late Chancellor Joseph Gibson Hoyt of Washington University

Waterhouse, S. (Sylvester) · 1863

$50.00 (€44.52 | £37.17 | ¥7,900)

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1863. Paper wrappers. 60 pp. Sm. 4to. "Delivered at the hall of the University, St. Louis, Jan. 20, 1863." Joseph Gibson Hoyt (1815-1862) was the first chancellor and a professor of Greek at Washington University in St. Louis. Very good, wra...

Frederick Morgan Crunden. A Memorial Bibliography

Bostwick, Arthur E. · 1914

$50.00 (€44.52 | £37.17 | ¥7,900)

St. Louis, St. Louis Public Library; Buschart Bros, 1914. First edition. Paper wrappers. 67 pp. Illus. with 4 b/w photos with tissue guards. 8vo. Preface: ""In this little book are gathered tributes to Mr. Crunden from various sources, official and personal, together with a li...

Handbook on the Annexation of Hawaii

Thurston, Lorrin A. · 1898

$60.00 (€53.43 | £44.61 | ¥9,480)

(St. Joseph, MI), A.B. Morse, 1898. Paper wrappers. iv, 83 pp. Illus. with b/w maps. Sm. 4to. Facsimile cover / title page. Bio for Thomas Bayard (originally omitted) tipped in between pp. 57-58. Fair to good, wrappers detached, front wrapper including map in facsimilie, chipp...

Boletin Oficial Del Gobierno Supremo de Honduras. Num. 17, Pag. 147. Mayo 8 de 1851

[Honduras] · 1851

$150.00 (€133.57 | £111.52 | ¥23,700)

Comayagua, [Imprenta de José M. Sánchez], 1851. First edition. Self wrappers. pp. 147- 154, + folding chart. 8vo. Includes the full Decree regulating upcoming elections in June, a section on the return of José Trinidad Cabañas, minister of war, who suffered a major defeat lead...

Outline of the Prussian System of Education

[Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives. Committee on Education.] · 1835

$75.00 (€66.79 | £55.76 | ¥11,850)

[Boston], [Printed by Dutton and Wentworth], 1835. First edition. Removed. [11]-14 pp. Sm. 4to. Extracted from: "Report of the Committee on Education, on So Much of the Governor's Message as Relates to the School Fund." [House Series (Massachusetts. General Court. House of Rep...

Cruelty

AI, [pseud. Anthony, Florence] · 1973

$50.00 (€44.52 | £37.17 | ¥7,900)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1973. First edition. Cloth. [vii], 46 pp. 8vo. First book of poems by the Afro-American and Japanese-American poet Florence Ai Ogawa [born Florence Anthony] (1947-2010). A near fine copy, with a bit of dustiness to edges, in a very good dust jacket wi...

Instrucción Del Recluta

[Military Drills] · 1800

$35.00 (€31.17 | £26.02 | ¥5,530)

1800. Removed from a larger volume. 1 sheet, folded in three. 13.5 x 5 3/4 inches. Handcolored military drills, most likely early 19th century Spain. Three plates with 17 images. A good copy, some fold, tears, and creases.

[Partially Printed Bill of Lading Signed] Shipment of Wool from James Elder of Charleston, to J.P. Hazard in Peace Dale, Providence, Rhode Island

Elder, James · 1842

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Charleston [SC], 1842. [3] pp. Bifolium. 8 x 10 inches. Bill of Lading, dated October 25th, 1842, for five bags of wool, shipped from James Elder from the Port of Charleston, to Providence, signed by [Captain] Samuel Read. Includes a brief note signed by James Elder, with inte...

G.D. Dorsey's Circular. Broker for the Purchase, Sale, Shipment, and Insurance of Merchandise

[G.D. Dorsey] · 1857

$75.00 (€66.79 | £55.76 | ¥11,850)

New York, 1857. [1] pp. Bifolium on tissue. 5.5 x 9 inches. Printed circular, dated June 3rd, 1857, just prior to the Panic of 1857, summarizing the stock of Sugars, Syrups, Molasses, Coffee, Rice, Pepper, and Salt. With prices and descriptions of the current market and condit...

Memorial of Enoch Brown and Eleven Scholars Who Were Massacred in Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pa. By the Indians During the Pontiac War, July 26, 1764

Cort, Cyrus · 1886

$35.00 (€31.17 | £26.02 | ¥5,530)

Lancaster, PA, Steinman & Hensel, 1886. First edition. Paper wrappers. [6 pp.], 108 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w engraving. 8vo. Very good, wrappers chipped & soiled, minor browning to contents.

[3 Freight Tickets] of the Homer Ramsdell Transportation Company, for the Steamer Newburgh

Homer Ramsdell Transportation Company · 1891

$20.00 (€17.81 | £14.87 | ¥3,160)

Newburg, NY, 1891. 3 sheets. 8.5" x 3.5" inches. Three Homer Ramsdell Transportation Company freight tickets for boots and shoes from T.S. Gardner, for the Steamer Newburgh: (1) Dated November 13th, 18[?], for Trip 128; (2 )Dated September 4th, 1890, for Trip 107; 3) Dated May...

[Two Documents Signed] by Amos Kendall in His Role As Auditor and Postmaster of the United States

Kendall, Amos · 1838

$75.00 (€66.79 | £55.76 | ¥11,850)

Washington D.C. 1838. 1. [Printed Requisition Completed in Manuscript] From the Treasury Department, dated February 11th, 1831, to remit payment of $3,787.64 "..in pursuance of Requisition, No. 5620 drawn by the Secretary of the Navy.." for clothing, medicine, military stores,...

[Als] Brief Banking Correspondence from Speaker of the House, John Bell [with Portrait]

Bell, John · 1834

$100.00 (€89.05 | £74.35 | ¥15,800)

[Washington D.C.], 1834. [1 pp.] bifolium. & 1 sheet 6.75 x 9 inches. 8 x 10 inches. Brief letter, dated June 5th, 1834, with integral address to Richard Smith, Esq. regarding a banker's draft. John Bell (1797-1869) of Tennessee, served in the US House of Representatives (1827...

[Manuscript Letter] Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels Accepts an Invitation from the Southern Society of Washington

Daniels, Josephus · 1916

$35.00 (€31.17 | £26.02 | ¥5,530)

[Washington D.C.], 1916. [1 pp.] bifolium. 4 x 6 inches. Undated, on letterhead containing the flag of the Secretary of the Navy, from 1851 Wyoming Place. Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels accepts an invitation from the Southern Society of Washington to the Reception in honor...

[Als] John Swift, Future Philadelphia Mayor to Fellow Attorney, Henry J. Williams

Swift, John · 1826

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Bristol, [PA], 1826. [1 pp]. Bifolium. 8 x 10 inches. Whig leader & attorney John Swift (1790-1873) served as Mayor of Philadelphia for three terms (1832-1838; 1839-1841; 1845-1849). During the War of 1812, Swift had served as Captain of the second company of the Washington Gu...